Scientists have uncovered a 12,000-year-old monument that may represent humanity’s oldest calendar, a groundbreaking discovery in the field of archaeology. This ancient structure could redefine our ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Carvings on a 12,000-year-old monument in Turkey appear to mark solar days and years, making it possibly the oldest solar calendar in ancient ...

Göbekli Tepe shouldn’t exist at least not at the time it was built. Yet here it is, a 12,000-year-old mega-temple casually ...

Centuries-old genetic material can solve historical mysteries, from lost species to what killed Napoleon’s army.

Archaeologists in Saudi Arabia discovered over 170 ancient rock engravings that may be among the earliest monumental artworks in the region. Created between 12,800 and 11,400 years ago, the massive ...

Smoke-drying mummification of human remains was practiced by hunter-gatherers across southern China, southeast Asia and beyond as far back as 12,000 years ago, my colleagues and I report in new ...

The bodies were arranged into crouched positions, then propped over or placed near a fire to slowly dehydrate. Australian National University New research suggests the world’s oldest mummies aren’t ...